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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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[Photo News] Seoul seeks 'best sleeper'
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US expert says N. Korea might ignore Trump if he returns to White House
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Yoon vows to advance freedom, welfare to uphold spirit of 1980 pro-democracy uprising
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Hyundai Motor targets Africa, Brazil markets
Indian plant takes on exports to Africa; Brazilian plant starts car productionHyundai Motor is expanding its presence in Africa and Brazil ― two of the several automobile markets with mammoth growth potential ― by diversifying export models.While the largest carmaker in Korea is making the most of its manufacturing factory in India for its vehicle exports to African nations, it launched regular operation of its Brazilian factory over the weekend.Hyundai Motor has been closely competing with Toy
Sept. 23, 2012
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Congressmen present U.S. flag to Hyundai Motor for charity
A group of 96 U.S. congressmen helping children suffering from cancer presented the star-spangled banner which had been hung in the Capitol in Washington D.C. to Hyundai Motor Co., in appreciation of the Korean carmaker’s support for the campaign, company officials said on Friday.Hyundai Motor is currently the only private company that the U.S. organization Childhood Cancer Caucus has invited for two consecutive years as an official partner for the community service program, the officials said.
Sept. 21, 2012
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Japan’s first new-vehicle niche in 50 years imitates cart
It’s smaller than a golf cart, runs on electricity and will probably soon be road-legal. The ultracompact is set to be Japan’s first new vehicle niche in 50 years and an opportunity for the likes of Yoshiro Sugimoto. Town EV, Sugimoto’s startup, plans to have the 800,000 yen ($10,000) ZEVe ultracompact on the market in Japan next year. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance,” said Sugimoto, 62, a former Toyota Motor Corp. veteran of 16 years who became fascinated by ultracompacts and pooled 20 mil
Sept. 16, 2012
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Foreign brands tap used car market
More drivers consider used import cars for cheaper price and better after-sales serviceThe coming weeks ahead of the Chuseok holiday at the end of this month are the peak season for the used car market here, according to dealers. “People want to meet their relatives in a better car even though it is secondhand. You can also find a better deal during the period,” said Im Min-kyoung, a spokesperson for SK Encar, the nation’s largest used car dealer. She added that a new trend within the industry
Sept. 16, 2012
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Fiat CEO says German peers ‘deaf’ to call for EU help
Fiat SpA Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne said German carmakers are sticking to their opposition to his efforts to form a united front to push the European Union to address overcapacity in the region. Calls for coordinated efforts have “fallen on deaf ears, certainly from my German colleagues, who do not see the need,” Marchionne, who is also head of Chrysler Group LLC, told reporters Friday in Detroit. Volkswagen AG, Daimler AG and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG are resisting a proposal b
Sept. 16, 2012
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Hyundai Veloster passes Mini Cooper in U.S.
Hyundai Motor Co.’s sports compact Veloster outperformed BMW Mini Cooper in the U.S. market for the first time this year in August, the South Korean automaker said Sunday.According to Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s largest automaker, the company sold 3,708 units of the Veloster last month, making it the second most popular vehicle of its segment in the U.S. following the Fiat 500, which sold 4,150 units in August.The Mini Cooper of BMW AG came in third place with 3,688 units sold in August.This is
Sept. 9, 2012
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Lexus August sales rise 34%, push past Mercedes, BMW
Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus, which lost its crown as the top-selling luxury auto brand in the U.S. last year, boosted sales 34 percent last month to move past Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.It’s the first time the Japanese luxury brand beat both of its German competitors to be No. 1 in monthly sales since December 2010 before inventory was hurt by last year’s natural disasters in Asia. Lexus sold 24,237 vehicles in August, the Toyota City, Japan-based company said in a
Sept. 9, 2012
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VW overtakes Mercedes to become 2nd in import market
VW ranked No. 2 in August with rapid on-year growth in salesVolkswagen, which has the dominant position in Beijing in market share, was not a noteworthy automaker in Korea about 10 years ago.Though Volkswagen saw its sales ranking gradually rise over the past few years, it has fallen behind the other two German players ― BMW and Mercedes-Benz ― among import brands in Korea.Last month, Volkswagen ranked second in sales among 24 import automobile brands in the local market, overtaking Mercedes-Be
Sept. 9, 2012
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Domestic car sales plunge in August
Domestic car sales by the nation’s five automakers in August plunged 22.4 percent on-year, but Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors posted robust overseas production and sales, data showed on Monday.Hyundai Motor sold 293,924 vehicles at home and abroad in August, down 4.6 percent from a year earlier, as domestic sales alone fell almost 30 percent.The nation’s largest carmaker’s monthly domestic sales tumbled 29.9 percent on-year to 35,950 units, mainly due to weaker domestic demand and the aftermath of
Sept. 3, 2012
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Vehicle sales seen buoyed in U.S. as incentives grow
Car shoppers have long known that they can often buy at lower prices at the end of the month as dealers slash prices to meet sales quotas. Their chances for such deals have been especially strong as 2012 wears on. Honda Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. are all using so-called stair-step programs to give rewards to dealers whose sales reach thresholds set by the companies. Programs such as Honda’s, which started in March to boost Accord deliveries, sweeten incentives for deale
Sept. 2, 2012
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Hyundai inks R&D tie-up with U.S. colleges
Hyundai Motor Group said Sunday that it has agreed with two U.S. elite schools to build a research center in a bid to enhance global research and development capability and nurture talented engineers in the automotive sector. The Korean auto giant, which owns Hyundai and Kia brands, signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Davis for the establishment of the “Hyundai Center of Excellence.”UC Berkeley and UC Davis are known
Sept. 2, 2012
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Global automaker chiefs visit Korea to boost local operations
Dynamic import car market, Hyundai’s powerful dominance attract iconic leaders in car industryBig names in the global auto industry have been flocking to Korea recently. Starting with the surprise visit by Toyota Motor CEO Akio Toyoda in January, Renault-Nissan Alliance chairman Carlos Ghosn announced a new investment plan in Korea in July and Ford Motor’s CEO Alan Mulally last week renewed commitment to the Korean market. On Tuesday, Torsten Muller-Otvos, CEO of Rolls Royce Motor Cars, is also
Sept. 2, 2012
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BMW to build mammoth driving center in Korea
Korea becomes first Asian country to have such a BMW facilityBMW Group Korea announced Thursday that it will build a large-scale driving center on Yeongjong Island, where Incheon International Airport is located, by 2014.This will mark the fourth driving center of Munich-based BMW Group, following two in Germany and one in the United States.The import automobile brand plans to pour 70 billion won ($61.9 million) into construction of the BWM Group Driving Center on a site of 250,000 square meters
Aug. 30, 2012
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Hyundai Motor breaks ground for Sichuan plant
Hyundai Motor held a ground-breaking ceremony for a manufacturing factory specialized in rolling out commercial vehicles, in Ziyang, China, on Tuesday.“The factory, named Sichuan Hyundai, will have the production capacity of 150,000 units per annum,” a Hyundai Motor Group spokesman said.He said the auto giant predicts that China will be the world’s largest commercial vehicle market in five years with yearly sales of 4.7 million units. “We have the target of grabbing 3.6 percent of the market by
Aug. 28, 2012
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BMW revives scooter ambitions to target ‘sleepers’
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG has long made powerful motorcycles such as the 193-horsepower S 1000 RR that can be seen screaming down the autobahn. Now, as arch-rival Audi roars into the bike market after buying Italy’s Ducati, BMW is looking to update its two-wheeler image with scooters designed to appeal to a more urbane rider.BMW is reviving its scooter ambitions nine years after it discontinued the C1, a model with a roof to keep riders dry in rainy weather. The new line is a far cry from unde
Aug. 26, 2012
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Ssangyong courts young drivers with SUV
Ssangyong Motor, the nation’s fourth-largest carmaker, is stepping up efforts to appeal to young drivers, with its sport utility vehicles receiving positive reviews, especially from those in their 20s and 30s. When local rivals like Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors suffered from sluggish domestic sales in the first half of this year, Ssangyong saw a modest 1.4 percent growth in car sales from one year ago. Ssangyong sold 56,653 vehicles in the first six months this year, including 34,812 units in ov
Aug. 26, 2012
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Chrysler 300 tops GM-Ford sedans in test
Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S. automaker majority owned by Fiat SpA, boosted its rating in Consumer Reports’ testing of large sedans as its 300 topped offerings by General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. The Chrysler 300 scored an 83, behind only Hyundai Motor Co.’s Genesis at 92, the Yonkers, New York-based magazine and product-testing group said today in an e-mailed statement. The cars were tested for their handling, efficiency, comfort and ease of use. The 300 was one of the new or refreshed mode
Aug. 26, 2012
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Competition heated in luxury sedan segment
Hyundai Motor bolsters marketing to battle BMW, Mercedes in GangnamKorean automakers are set to reinforce marketing of large sedans at home, as their sales in the lucrative premium segment continued to be eroded by import brands.Though Hyundai Motor is posting record-breaking sales of the Equus, Genesis and Grandeur sedans in major overseas markets including the U.S., the company had to suffer a heavy drop in share of the local upscale market.In the case of the Equus sedan, Hyundai posted 6,449
Aug. 26, 2012
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Honda’s new Accord brings investment, jobs to Ohio
CINCINNATI (AP) ― Honda’s new Accord sedan to be unveiled Monday at a central Ohio plant has led to more than $220 million in investments and more jobs in two of its other Ohio plants, with companies that supply Honda with products and services also getting a boost. Economic development officials in central Ohio, U.S., are hopeful the new Accord to be produced at Honda’s Marysville plant in Union County will lead to even more Honda investment in Ohio and bring more economic benefits to their are
Aug. 19, 2012
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GM chief seen planning global reorganization against ‘fiefdoms’
General Motors Co. chief executive officer Dan Akerson is planning a reorganization of the automaker that would move it away from long-entrenched regional authority toward a structure built on global functions, said two people familiar with the planning. Power would shift from regional chiefs to global leaders in areas such as marketing, purchasing and product development, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private. While details are still being determined, the
Aug. 19, 2012